Records

Kate Douglass Breaks Decade-Old American, U.S. Open Records in 200 Breast (2:19.30)

Kate Douglass lowered her lifetime best by nearly two seconds while also breaking Rebecca Soni’s American and U.S. Open records from more than a decade ago.

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All The Swimming Records Broken In 2023

Ariarne Titmus, Mollie O’Callaghan and Summer McIntosh were three of the biggest record-breakers of 2023. We’ve compiled all of the marks broken last year.

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Behind the Scenes of Daniel Wiffen’s SCM 800 Free WR: ‘I Was Throwing Up From 2 AM to 6 AM’

“I was sick, I was throwing up from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. in the morning — which is not great prep for the world record,” Daniel Wiffen shared on YouTube.

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The 10 Oldest U.S. NAG Records Remaining On the Books

The recent onslaught on the record books has left just four NAG standards remaining from the 1970s, two from the 1980s, and 13 total from the 20th century.

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16-Yr-Old Kuzey Tuncelli Turns In 14:38 SCM 1500 Free, 7:41 800 Free In Turkey

Turkish distance phenom Kunzey Tuncelli turned in multiple head-turning performances at his nation’s short course championships.

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arena Swim of the Week: Miguel Martinez Breaks Super-Suited Spanish Record In 200 Fly

Martinez clocked 1:52.88 in the 200 fly (SCM) to break the previous Spanish Record of 1:53.26 set in 2009.

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Hugo Gonzalez Takes Double Gold On Day 2 Of XXXIII Copa De Espana De Clubes

Day two of the XXXIII Copa de Espana de Clubes saw additional national records go down and Hugo Gonzalez topped the podium twice.

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Kelly Palace Wraps Record Streak With Six Masters National Records In Six Weeks

Palace set a pair of National Records in the women’s 60-64 age group in November, finishing off an incredible six-week run.

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WATCH: The Coolest View of Cesar Cielo’s 50 Free World Record As It Hits 14th Anniversary

Watch Cielo’s historic world record of 20.91 in the men’s 50 free from a unique from-the-stands vantage point.

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Valentine Dumont Logs SCM 200 Free Belgian Record In Spain

2023 European Short Course Championships bronze medalist Valentine Dumont produced a new Belgian Record in the 200m free while competing in Spain.

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Two Spanish Records Fall On Day One Of XXXIII Copa De Espana De Clubes

The Spanish records in the men’s SCM 200 fly and women’s SCM 4×200 free relay went down in Barcelona on day one of the XXXIII Copa de Espana de Clubes.

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Danas Rapsys Collects 5 Golds At Lithuanian SC Championships

Straight off multiple medals at the 2023 European SC Championships, Danas Rapsys did damage at the Lithuanian national meet.

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11-Year-Old Shima Taghavi Breaks 25-Year-Old Canadian NAG Record With 2:29 SCM 200 Breast

Hyack Swim Club’s Shima Taghavi put up a time of 2:29.69 in the girls’ 200 breaststroke (SCM), stunningly doing so at just 11 years of age.

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14-Year-Old Lithuanian Tajus Juska Blazes 50.01 100 Free

The third-fastest 14-year-old ever, Juska also put up times of 1:50.85 in the 200 free, 24.63 in the 50 fly and 54.25 in the 100 fly.

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Reef Levet Sets 50 BR National Record, Roman Mityukov Logs 1:56 200 BK At Swiss Open

World medalist Roman Mityukov put up some quick in-season times at the Swiss Open, clocking 53.89 in the men’s 100 back and 1:56.45 in the 200 back.

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